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 # _BulletinBoard_ Changelog
 
+## 🔖 v1.3.0
+
+- Add customizable bulletin backgrounds
+- Refactor swipe-to-dismiss: use animation controllers
+- Add interactive dismissal (animated background blur radius / opacity)
+- Improve iPhone X support: display a blurred bar at the bottom of the safe area to highlight the home indicator
+- Simplify layout
+- Various documentation and codebase improvements
+
 ## 🔖 v1.2.0
 
 - Dismiss the bulletin by swiping down
@@ -13,4 +22,4 @@
 
 ## 🔖 v1.0.0
 
-- Inital Release
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+- Inital Release
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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Build and run the `Instanimal` scheme to use it.
 
 Here's a video showing it in action:
 
-[![Watch Demo on YouTube](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alexaubry/BulletinBoard/master/.assets/demo_thumbnail.png)](https://youtu.be/36pFHov7MTE)
+[![Watch Demo on YouTube](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alexaubry/BulletinBoard/master/.assets/demo_thumbnail.png)](https://youtu.be/DT58Lz7qpTA)
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ BulletinBoard is available via CocoaPods and Carthage.
 To install BulletinBoard using [CocoaPods](https://cocoapods.org), add this line to your `Podfile`:
 
 ~~~ruby
-pod "BulletinBoard"
+pod 'BulletinBoard'
 ~~~
 
 ### Carthage
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ This creates the following interaction:
 
 ![Next Item](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alexaubry/BulletinBoard/master/.assets/demo_segue.png)
 
-##
+## Displaying an Activity Indicator
 
 If you need to perform a task between the moment the user taps a button and the moment you'll be able to change the presented item, you can call `displayActivityIndicator()` method on the item manager to hide the current card and display an activity indicator.
 
@@ -236,6 +236,25 @@ This creates the following interaction:
 
 ![Activity Indicator](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alexaubry/BulletinBoard/master/.assets/demo_activity.png)
 
+## Customizing the Background View
+
+By default, the content behind the card is covered with a semi-opaque view (known as the `.dimming` style).
+
+You can customize the background view by changing the `backgroundViewStyle` property of the manager before calling `prepare()`.
+
+**Example**:
+
+~~~swift
+manager.backgroundViewStyle = .blurredExtraLight
+manager.prepare()
+~~~
+
+Several styles are available in the `BulletinBackgroundViewStyle` enum:
+
+![Dimming View](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alexaubry/BulletinBoard/master/.assets/demo_background_styles.png)
+
+> Note: blurred backgrounds are available in iOS 10.0 and later.
+
 ## Dismissal
 
 If you set the `isDismissable` property to `true`, the user will be able to dismiss the bulletin by tapping outside of the card or by swiping the card down.
@@ -266,7 +285,7 @@ Even though you are creating a custom card, you may still want to display some s
 
 To generate standard elements, use the methods of `BulletinInterfaceFactory`:
 
-- `makeTitleLabel()` to create a title label
+- `makeTitleLabel(reading:)` to create a title label with the given title
 - `makeDescriptionLabel(isCompact:)` to create a description label
 - `makeActionButton(title:)` to create an action button
 - `makeAlternativeButton(title:)` to create an alternative button